Huntsville gazette., 1887-10-29
The statements that ENGLAND. in return

THE statements that England, in return
Tor Frances assent to the New Hebrides
convention, would agree to recognize
French sovereignty over the Leeward
islands and the Haytian archipelago, was
incorrect.
DR.. t. G. WRIGHT, of PlainvilIe, Conn,
has returned a verdict (acting for Medical
Examiner HulD that the deaths of those
killed by the explosion of a japanning
oyep at Bfisscl: ON the 22d, was an acci-
dent.
The schooner James F. JOY, of Detroit,
foundered in twenty feet of water lust
outside the harbor at Ashtabula, O., on
the 9th. The sea was very high. aud the
vessel went rapidly to pieces. The crew
reached the shore safely
THREE persons were burned to death in
a lire at Portage, about thirty miles from
Fredericktown, N. F., on the 22d Mrs.
Greer, a widow, her twenty-four-y year-o
son William, and alttle adopted daughter
were the victims. Tney were asleep in
bed at the time the house took fire.
MRS. ANNIE HoLSKE, the wife of Ned
Holske, ex-champion ten mile pedestrian,
entered the office Of the Police Ne1oS at
Boston on the oath and administered a
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of that paper. The trouble grew out of a
letter said to have been written by Cap
tain Cooke to Holske while in Canada, re-
flecting upon her husband.
INSTRUMENTATION Joseph Borges, Of
No. 90 Avenue c, New York, was missed
from his home on the 22d, and was report
ed to the police as lost. On the 24th some
workmen entered the cellar of the cooper
at n
found the lads body in an advanced stage
of decomposition, and his face eaten by
rats. How he got into the cellar, or in
what manner he met his death is still
mystery.
Mr.. E. Fl. EDGERTON, first secretary of
the English embassy at Paris, wired to the
Foreign Office on the oath that the treaties
regarding both the Suez canal and the
New Hebrides were signed.
THE Princess of Wales and her daugh-
ters, it is announced, will be able to return
to England from Copenhagen in time to
celebrate the anniversary of the Prince of
Wales birth ON November g.
THE jury which has been investigating
the cause of the fire in Whiteley's immense
establishment in London, has rendered
verdict declaring the fire to have been the
work of an incendiary. The evidence
taken, however, failed to show how the
Ere originated.
THE statement is made on the highest
authority that Robert Garrett is insane ON
one subject-a monomaniac on the tele-
graph. On all other subjects he is per
Iectly rational, but when the telegraph is
mentioned, or the thought of the manner
Of its disposal flashes upon his mind, Mr..
| Garrett loses all control of himself, and is
totally irresponsible for what he does.
THE issue Of standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ended October
% was 1888, ,48l. The issue during the
corresponding period of last year was
$1,008, S21. The shipments Of the frac-
tional coin since the 1st inst amount to
S751, ,065.
REAR ADMIRAL CHANDLER reports to the
Navy Department that the officers of his
squadron were Hospitality received and
entertained at Corea. The King an
nounced his intention to send minister
plenipotentiary to the United States at an
early date.